A look at why Carmelo Anthony is a better fit now for the L.A. Lakers than earlier in his storied career.
in 2014, they envisioned him as the next superstar to wear their uniform, that he’d be a perfect complement to Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, that he could be a Hollywood star off the court and a winner on it.accelerated the Lakers’ path into despair. They won only 21 games the following season.
But the Knicks, who signed him to a five-year maximum deal that summer, wouldn’t sniff the playoffs during the length of that deal either.This time, the two sides reunited without any fancy movie trailers, linking up seven years later with a clearer set of plans and, probably, a better sense of timing.Anthony found himself in Portland, nearly forced out of the league because he was kind of caught between stations in the NBA.
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